Illingen

Illingen is a municipality in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. With a population of about 10,000, it is 27 kilometers to the west of Stuttgart, the capital of Baden-Württemberg. The area around the small town is famous for its vineyards and picturesque landscape. The most important site in Illingen is the church, dating from the 14th century and the inner town with its restored old houses and buildings.PersonalitiesBorn in Illingen Christian Friedrich August Dillmann (1823-1894), Orientalist and Protestant theologian Pauline Fritz Connolly (1907-1989): daughter of Albert and Mariann (Fuetterer) Fritz; wife of Francis E. Connolly (1904-1984); mother of Rev. Msgr. Francis X. Connolly (1933-1991), Anne Connolly Zielinski (1934-), Rev. Edward B. Connolly (1938-), Regina Connolly O'Reilly (1941-), and Therese Connolly (1946-).